Is 3.6-inch and 4-inch display size small for you and 5-inch a little big? Well, Samsung has announced a new PMP that boasts a display size of 4.2-inches with resolution support of 800×480 pixels (WVGA). Interestingly, the PMP has an IPS panel, which apparently is the first time Samsung has used in its Galaxy range of devices.

Anyways, the Galaxy S WiFi 4.2 aims for the gaming crowd which comes preloaded with an EA Game (NFS: Hot Pursuit). On the hardware front, it is powered by a single-core 1GHz processor, Android 2.3 OS Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, variety of multimedia codec support, SoundAlive audio tech, Allshare, ChatON messaging service, Samsung Hub support, 8 and 16GB internal memory, microSD card slot and 1,500mAh battery.

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Microsoft has finally released the much-anticipated Consumer Preview build of Windows 8. The new build brings in over 100,000 changes and Metro apps from the last Windows 8 Developer Preview. To get a taste of what the new OS looks like, users can download the OS either in 64-bit or 32-bit with language support of English, German, Japanese, Chinese and French.

Remember, it’s a 2.5GB+ download so make sure you have decent speed and bandwidth to download the ISO.

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Panasonic has extended its Eluga range with the Eluga Power that was unveiled at Mobile World Congress. Eluga Power is clearly superior to the other Eluga featuring a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor and a 5-inch 1280×720 display.

Other than that, the 9.6mm smartphone is IP57 standards certified, runs the latest version of Android 4.0 and packs NFC, 8MP camera, 8GB memory, microSD card slot and 1800mAh battery.

No word on the availability but should be out in Europe pretty soon.

Indian mobile phone maker, Lava yesterday announced to launch the first Intel Atom-based phone in the Indian market. Dubbed as XOLO X900, the phone is based on Intel’s smartphone reference design and is powered by an Intel Atom 1.6GHz Z2460 processor.

It will run on Android 2.3 OS and feature a 4.03-inch, 8MP camera with HD video recording support and burst mode, HDMI-out, NFC, HD video playback, 3G support and more.

Samsung today made the Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet official at MWC. Just like the original Galaxy Note, Galaxy Note 10.1 takes advantage of the improved S-Pen input that makes it a perfect tool for students, designers and businessmen to take notes, sketch etc.

The S-Pen now resembles like a real pen and features an eraser at the back, which when pressed against the screen, can be used to erase content on the tablet. The Galaxy Note 10.1 also comes with multi-screen feature that allows users to do two things simultaneously. For instance, a student can watch a webcast and take notes at the same time.

Running Android 4.0, Galaxy Note 10.1 comes with a 10.1-inch WXGA (1280×800) display, 1.4GHz dual-core processor, HSPA+ support, 3MP and 2MP rear and front-facing cameras respectively, full HD video playback, 720p video recording, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 16/32/64GB internal memory and 7,000mAh battery.

The tablet also features Samsung services like Samsung Hubs, AllShare Play, ChatON messaging service, Kies Air, S Suggest app recommendation service and more.

On the audio front, the One Series comes with Beats audio tech integration that ensures topnotch audio reproduction whether you’re watching a clip on YouTube or listening to music.

The first three phones under this series are affordable One V, One S and One X. One V is the cheapest off the lot that adopts a unibody design and features a 3.7-inch WVGA display, 1GHz CPU, Android 4.0 OS, 5MP camera with 720p HD video recording and more.

Moving up the ladder is HTC One S. It also runs Android 4.0 and features Qualcomm Snapdragon’s S4 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 4.3-inch AMOLED display (960×540) with Corning Gorilla glass, 8MP camera, full HD recording etc. One S features a unibody design but boasts an ultra-matte Ceramic Metal surface that makes the anodized aluminum four times harder.

Finally, it’s the One X that sits at the top of the One series. It is powered by Nvidia’s fastest Tegra 3 quad-core 4-PLUS-1 1.5GHz processor and has a 720p HD display, 8MP camera supporting full HD video recording, 1.3MP front-facing 720p camera and 1800mAh battery.

All the phones will launch from April.

Android is penetrating the mobile phone market by leaps and bounds and the new activation numbers released by Andy Rubin confirm that. The SVP of Google Mobile and Digital Content confirmed that they’re seeing over 850,000 Android devices getting activated every day. This is a 250 percent growth year-on-year, making total number of Android devices in the hands of consumers pass the 300 million mark.

Rubin also highlighted the surge in the number of apps on the Android Market, which is 450,000 apps compared to 150,000 apps last year.

Google is at MWC showcasing apps and Android OS features like Android Beam at the expo.

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Nokia today unveiled the 808 PureView that touts a 41 megapixel camera sensor. As exciting it may sound, one important thing to note here is that the phone does not really capture a 41MP image but uses pixel oversampling technique which combines many pixels to create a single super pixel that results in a highly detailed picture without the usual visual noise from the image. For a better understanding on Nokia’s PureView imaging technology, check out this page and the whitepaper here.

Apart from that, the 808 PureView can also capture videos in full HD 1080p resolution and features a 4-inch nHD (640×360) AMOLED ClearBlack display, up to 14.4Mbps HSDPA, Bluetooth 3.0, HDMI, DLNA, Wi-Fi, A-GPS, NFC, 16GB internal memory, Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 channel sound and runs Symbian Belle OS.

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Adobe has been selling its Photoshop Touch for Android tablets for quite some time and today they’ve announced the availability for the world’s largest selling tablet – the iPad. Photoshop Touch is now selling on the iTunes App Store for US$9.99.

To give you a gist, Photoshop Touch gives users core Photoshop features to edit or create images and even share them. Users can combine multiple images into layered images, apply professional effects and do more.

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Sony has announced two new Android phones at MWC today. Hailing from the Xperia NXT Series, it’s the Xperia P and Xperia U. Xperia P is the expensive off the two that comes encased in an aluminum unibody design. It also features a 4-inch Reality display with the WhiteMagic display tech that ensures excellent viewing even in bright sunlight, 1GHz dual-core processor, an 8 megapixel camera, full HD video recording, NFC with Smart Tags support, HDMI connectivity.

Xperia U is a compact and more affordable device that features a 3.5-inch Reality Display, 1GHz dual-core processor, 5MP camera and more.

Both the phones will arrive in Q2 of this year with Android 2.3 OS onboard but will be upgradeable to Android 4.0.